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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
5
Moravia residents are urged to support the Fall Festival with exhibits and cooperation. The Moravia mayor calls citizens to weed and tidy streets, parking lots, and alleys before the event. The column recalls Bettty McCarty and Ellis Parker Butler, plus local humor, schooling advice, and cane stripping antics.
Moravia's festival begins Thursday as the Appanoose County Superintendents Club met in Centerville to set tentative dates for county basketball tournaments and declamatory contests. Wm H Young was reelected president with A I Lyon of Jerome as vice president and County Superintendent Johnson as secretary and treasurer. The group discussed access to the county nurse for local schools and planned regular nurse visits. The next meeting will be in Moravia on the second Wednesday in October.
Seven towns Iconium Mystic Centerville Moulton Unionville Blakesburg Albia were visited by an eight car and one truck booster caravan promoting the Moravia Fall Festival last Saturday afternoon. The group of about 75 included the school band Mayor Horner Festival President Johnson and other boosters. The convoy traveled with W C Bivin supplying the truck and drivers including Gard ner Blackman Hiatt Turner Brain Smith Veach and Dotsen. In Centerville a near riot occurred over an untimely joke. elsewhere the band impressed locals with its marching ability and many towns, planning to form similar organizations, showed limited progress to do so.
A misunderstanding about the Fall Festival sheep exhibit schedule is explained. The grade one class added this year is intended for lambs only and not for older sheep, though the show was long associated with the lamb group and the new class was not listed separately in the premium list.
About 75 relatives from the Swaim and Boyer families gathered at the Main Grove on Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. Claude Swaim and Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Kincade of San Diego California. A noon dinner followed by an afternoon of visiting. attendees from distant areas included Des Moines and Qu tumwe residents among others.
Officials prepare for Moravia Fall Festival and Appanoose County Poultry Club Show with a forecast of record exhibits. Highlights include a Soil Conservation Exhibit from Knoxville, Hilton Franklin 4-H plays, Jess Exline on farming, and a robust three day schedule featuring bands, judging, and community performances.
The Turner Funeral Home announces the burial of Mrs. Rev. J. S. Decker at Moravia Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Friday. Details of the death service were not provided. Rev. Decker, a former Moravia Methodist pastor, and Mrs. Decker were injured in a highway automobile crash returning to Danville, Iowa, from Morning Sun, and were treated at Burlington hospital.
Moravia superintendent Wm H Young was chosen president of the Southern Town Nine Conference at Corydon to organize the group and plan the basketball schedule. Cincinnati’s Cromwell named vice president and Allerton’s Hagen as secretary-treasurer. Coach Albert Crocker attended with Young.
The annual Salem Homecoming Sunday featured Rev W P Donahoo’s service and sermon Eye Hath Not Seen Nor Ear Heard. Dinner, visits, then a program with songs, quartets, talks, readings, election of officers F A Tarr president Jessie Davis secretary treasurer, closing hymn and benediction by Rev Donahoo.
Mrs. M E Boardaian announces the wedding of her sister Geneva E Selman of Walham Ten Brook Oregon at a Slugleving ceremony held Thursday evening August 2 attended by Mr and Mrs Earl A Wood and Mrs Ven Brus, with the couple planning to reside in Badin where Ten Brook serves as a member of the port tug Kanyan.
Honor visitors Sunday included Mrs Emily Hall and Ed Roberts of Los Angeles. Attendees listed are Jack Davis and Dev Davis of Des Moines, Lis Glover, Edna and Helen Dowd of Ottumwa, Carl Bivin, Clarence Dowd, Buna Dowd, A W Donahoo and family, W Gardner and wife, and Mrs Hell and Mr Roberts. The Gardner duo traveled to attend the Fox Breed convention in St. Louis, Missouri.
Albia school officials released the football schedule for the high school and junior college. The opener is against Ottumwa High School at Albia on Friday night, with Ottumwa regarded as a strong opponent. The slate includes Sept 17 Ottumwa at Albia and other games through November 11 against Chariton Newton Graceland and more at Albia or away.
The 16th Harris reunion occurred Sept 6 1937 at the Duncan home near Hayward Minnesota. Family members arrived over the weekend with games and a Sunday program. a business meeting Monday kept officers for another year. One birth Janet Barbara Cobbs was reported. attendees listed include MRs Hiatt Oskaloosa IA and J H Duncan Hayward MN among many others. Reunion plans for next year to be at the Duncan home.
Dr and Mrs William H Young went to Fairfield Saturday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs Mary E Young grandmother of Mr Young She died in Fairfield Thursday at 7 30 pm
Attending conference are Rev Chas L Ellis of Moravia Methodist Church and Rev J O Stine of the Jeunium Circuit in Des Moines this week. Delegate A Burton from Moraving charge plans to attend one day. A university hospital Iowa City operation for Smith last Saturday is reported as dying, with Mrs Suaith Lod Swith Cora South and C A Woodcork present at the operation. Mr Wood cork accompanied Mrs Sall in Iowa City Tuesday last week.
The first annual Woodcock reunion was held at Albia City Waterworks Park on Sunday Sept 12. A basket dinner fed 52 at noon and a business meeting followed with officers for next year named as Bird Woodcock president Frances Woodcock secretary and Maxine McGinnis treasurer. Guests included many Woodcock relatives from Albia Des Moines Newton Moravia Chariton and Iowa City.
Keith Bair, son of Mr and Mrs P A Bair of near Unionville, lies in critical condition at St Joseph hospital after a building collapse at the Bair farm. He and his father were removing an implement when a weakened structure fell, trapping Keith and injuring his back and internal organs. his father escaped with minor injuries.
The 21st Hiatt reunion was held Sunday in Centerville park with 138 relatives and friends present. Attendees included O A Hiatt at age 91 and Side Hiatt at 88, while EW Tucker was the only death since last year. Distanced guests came from Des Moines Exeter Nebr Oskaloosa Ottumwa and Powersville.
Officers elected were president J. P. Hintey vice president Euen Hiatt secretary Mrs Wirgh Duw ley treasurer Edlen Hatt chair Forty-hye relatives formed a committee. A dinner was held and it was decided to hold the next dinner on the first Sunday in September in Ventura California while visiting relatives in the area. If the person is ruined for an indefinite time the date will be the second Sunday in the Centers ville Park. The group gathered at the farm home last Sunday. The milkings week and sick lists appear in the records.
Centerville officials excuse the Moravia band incident as a misread joke. Edward Powers and Sheriff Wales met Moravia delegates to express regret and assure no group planned the halt. The Moravia president George B Johnson received a formal letter of apology from local business leaders and county officials.
The 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Turner was observed at their home with a family dinner and social time on Sunday. Several relatives attended including Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Turner and others listed with spouses and children.
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